Is there any way to apply thinner to all traces of a file?

[Raymond_Herrera]

My workflow is long, what I am trying to do is uncommon.

In short, I am attempting to extract the 3 isometric views from a SketchUp 3D model into very accurate SVG files.

Please notice the attached PDF file. It comes from a "Plot" function, and is monochrome. The traces seem to be of a uniform width. What I need is a command that makes every trace very thin.

Is there such thing?

If you know how to accomplish this upstream in my workflow (AutoCAD), I will try that method as well.

TIA,

-Ramon F. Herrera

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These traces need to go in a diet

[Doug A Roberts · Accepted solution]

It has output paths, so you can just select them and adjust the stroke width.

[Raymond_Herrera]

"It has output paths, so you can just select them and adjust the stroke width."

Thanks, Doug:

Let's pretend for a second that I have betwen little and no clue about your suggestion:

(a) "It has output paths"

"Output paths"? As opposed to what other kind of path?

I know what paths are but how did you determine their existence in my files? Being ASCII-based, I can see paths in SVG files.

(b) "adjust the stroke width"

Even more embarrassing: how do I adjust the stroke width?

For the record, as a software engineer, I deal with SDKs. Not too log ago I wrote an application (for PDF files). It went into a loop and selected only the lines that were: (1) Not too short (2) Horizontal or (3) Vertical. Then it recognized grids. It was similar to OCR. In short: I am not clueeless in general, only as IIllustrator user.

Thanks!

-Ramon F. Herrera
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[Monika Gause]

When you have something on screen like the figure on the left it can be a shape or a path (with a thick stroke).

To change the thickness of a stroke in Illustrator, go to Window > Stroke and then you will see the stroke width at the top of the panel.

[Raymond_Herrera]

Let me guess: If it is not closed, it can only be a path?

Path?

-Ramon
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[Doug A Roberts]

Sorry, I didn't mean 'output paths' were a variety of path, but that your export has provided you with paths that you can adjust the stroke width of.

Are you implying you want to do this programmatically, rather than in the Illustrator UI? Because that would be outside of my expertise.

[Raymond_Herrera]

"Are you implying you want to do this programmatically, rather than in the Illustrator UI?"

I will do it with whatever works. My tool of last resort will be to roll my sleeves and do some programming. I have not done that in ages.

But it sounds like I will be able to solve this with the Illustrator UI.

This is the web based application that has 4 rather poor background images: {removed by mod}

I have the most accurate laser measurements taken of that place, known as Dealey Plaza. The accuracy is 3mm. That is the internal data. Now I need visual images to match the precision. That was the reason I chose SVG.

Thanks!

-Ramon